Lawlessness in Winnipeg: mayor assaulted as police fail to act
Yesterday in Winnipeg a mob assaulted Mayor Hf. M. Moorhouse while police remained passive. A striker pointed a revolver at mayoral secretary Furgeson, and officers refused arrest until the mayor intervened.
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Winnipeg
Major Toward
Dominion Secret Service
Howard
S. A. Blair
Hf. M. Moorhouse
Major Moorhouse
F. Furgeson
Mr. Furgeson
Bray Declares He Embraces Soviet Rule In Canada
The veteran leader Bray proclaims he is a sovietist and aims to install the Russian form of misgovernment in Canada. Premier Norris confirms the statement, and Bray’s admission shocks many veterans. He openly claims Bolshevism and supports the notion that the strike is a revolution.
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R. EB. Bray
Norris
Canada
Bray
London
France
Robertson
Proclamation Bans Parades in Winnipeg Streets
An official proclamation dated June 5 1919 from City of Winnipeg bans parades and crowd gatherings on city streets and requests full citizen compliance. Signed by Charles F. Gray.
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City of
Winnipeg
A.D
Charles F. Gray
Winnipeg Police Linked to Citywide Lawlessness
The Citizen condemns Winnipeg police for failing to protect Mayor Gray and others, accusing officers of partiality and inaction while a Dominion secret service officer is arrested and a gun is wielded. It argues the police serve the Strike Committee over the public, demanding drastic remedial action.
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Dominion Secret Service
Winnipeg
Milk and bread strikes blamed on central strike leaders
The Soviet Council before a city committee disclosed that creameries and bread workers were urged to quit work, threatening milk and bread shortages for babies and citizens. Officials admitted the strike committee bore primary responsibility for potential child deprivation, while distancing direct blame.
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J. Furgeson
Central Strike Committee
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